PYRITEPyrite can be classified into two types -Sulfur -Iron
COLOR AND STREAK
Pyrites colors can consist of a pale gold-yellow color. As it tarnishes it gets darker and iridescent.
The colors have nothing to do with the streak of pyrite. While the colors consist of golds and yellows, the streak test reveals the difference between pyrite and gold.
Gold leaves a gold streak when tested on a streak plate
Pyrite leaves a greenish-black to brownish-black streak behind.
LUSTER -Metallic and glistening. ATOMS Made of FeS2 which is Iron and 2 sulfur atoms.
HARDNESS 6-6.5Harder than Talc, Feldspar, Apatite, Fluorite, Calcite, and Gypsum. Crystal structure It is a cubic structure
Density 5.01g/cm3 Cleavage/Fracture No cleavage but the fracture is conchoidal Special Characteristics Pyrite has a lot of special characteristics and one of them it has about 5 types of what forms it can appear in nature. 1. Dollar- Flat disc of radiating Pyrite. 2 Pyrite Cube - Large, undistorted, cubic shaped Pyrite. 3. Pyrite Sun – Same as the Pyrite Dollar. 4. Pyritohedron - Pyrite shaped like a pyritohedron. 5. Cathedral Pyrite - Pyrite with etched and gothic-like markings.
USES Pyrite in the 16th and 17th century was used for ignition and firearms. In the 20th century pyrite is used to mineral detect in radios. Pyrite used to be used by the Native Americans for mirrors. Where is it found in Iowa? Pyrite is found in Iowa. It is found in Pint’s Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, IA How Pyrite is Formed Pyrite is formed by the combination of malachite, emerald, and dioptasen mixed by heat and pressure. Where are other places Pyrite is found? Australia Antarctica Asia South America Indonesia Afghanistan New York City in a very secret mine at 5th ave. and 46 st. WEBSITES The mineral Pyrite More Pyrite http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pyrite&aq=f http://reference.findtarget.com/search/pyrite/ Nathan McSparin and Elizabeth Stanley
COLOR AND STREAK
LUSTER -Metallic and glistening.
ATOMS Made of FeS2 which is Iron and 2 sulfur atoms.
HARDNESS 6-6.5 Harder than Talc, Feldspar, Apatite, Fluorite, Calcite, and Gypsum.
Crystal structure It is a cubic structure
Density 5.01g/cm3
Cleavage/Fracture No cleavage but the fracture is conchoidal
Special Characteristics Pyrite has a lot of special characteristics and one of them it has about 5 types of what forms it can appear in nature.
1. Dollar- Flat disc of radiating Pyrite.
2 Pyrite Cube - Large, undistorted, cubic shaped Pyrite.
3. Pyrite Sun – Same as the Pyrite Dollar.
4. Pyritohedron - Pyrite shaped like a pyritohedron.
5. Cathedral Pyrite - Pyrite with etched and gothic-like markings.
USES
Pyrite in the 16th and 17th century was used for ignition and firearms.
In the 20th century pyrite is used to mineral detect in radios.
Pyrite used to be used by the Native Americans for mirrors.
Where is it found in Iowa?
Pyrite is found in Iowa. It is found in Pint’s Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, IA
How Pyrite is Formed
Pyrite is formed by the combination of malachite, emerald, and dioptasen mixed by heat and pressure.
Where are other places Pyrite is found?
Australia
Antarctica
Asia
South America
Indonesia
Afghanistan
New York City in a very secret mine at 5th ave. and 46 st.
WEBSITES
The mineral Pyrite
More Pyrite
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pyrite&aq=f
http://reference.findtarget.com/search/pyrite/
Nathan McSparin and Elizabeth Stanley